‘Star Wars’ Designer McQuarrie Passes Away

March 5, 2012 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments

Ralph McQuarrie, the Oscar-winning concept artist behind such iconic Star Wars characters as Chewbacca, R2-D2, C-3P0, Darth Vader and Boba Fett passed away Saturday, March 3, at the age of 82. McQuarrie was an influential designer whose work on films such as George Lucas’ Star Wars series, Raiders of the [...]

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Chewbacca on ‘Clone Wars’; Final ‘Robot’ Parody Hits July 12

March 17, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean 1 Comment

There’s plenty of life left in the Force (in animation, at least), with Chewbacca set to appear on Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Robot Chicken’s third Star Wars parody set for summer release. Up first is the return of everyone’s favorite wookiee, who will appear in the one-hour finale [...]

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